# Salempur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Salempur

Salempur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 298 households**, the 64th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 1,373people (2011)
- 298households
- 89.2%literacy
- 144528PIN code

## Salempur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salempur is 144528.** Salempur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144528
- Gram panchayatSalempur
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031960

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salempur from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salempur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Salempur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salempur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salempur

Of every 100 households in Salempur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Salempur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**38%

Tap water ****87%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**52%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salempur?

■ Salempur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**890

Working population ****28.4%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 84.5% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 149 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (33%) · **■** Marginal 92 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Garhshankar

- Kukar Majara1,408 people
- Golian1,396 people
- Chak Singha1,394 people
- Jassowal1,381 people
- Basiala1,369 people
- Tabba1,366 people
- Langeri1,365 people
- Haibowal1,363 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salempur?144528
- How far is Salempur from Hoshiarpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Salempur?1,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salempur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Salempur?89.2% (Census 2011)